KLA Corporation (KLAC)
KLA Corporation, provides process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integrated circuits (ICs), packaged ICs, and printed circuit boards.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
KLA reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- It turns sales into profit more efficiently than most other tech companies.
- Worth watching
- Its price has been falling, trading below its recent averages.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 26 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About KLA Corporation
KLA Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, provides process control and process-enabling solutions for manufacturing wafers, reticles/masks, chemicals/materials, integrated circuits (ICs), packaged ICs, and printed circuit boards. It operates through three segments: Semiconductor Process Control; Specialty Semiconductor Process; and PCB and Component Inspection…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Semiconductor Equipment & Materials
- Employees
- 17,000
- Headquarters
- Milpitas, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 45.3 — lower than 39% of Technology peers
P/B 34.1 — lower than 16% of Technology peers
P/S 15.9 — lower than 28% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 36.0 — lower than 37% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 16.0 — lower than 26% of Technology peers
PEG 1.6 — lower than 39% of Technology peers
FCF yield 1.2% — higher than 33% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 61.3% — higher than 41% of Technology peers
Operating margin 42.5% — higher than 85% of Technology peers
Net margin 35.6% — higher than 85% of Technology peers
ROE 87.5% — higher than 89% of Technology peers
ROA 20.8% — higher than 91% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 54% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 1.0 — lower than 16% of Technology peers
Current ratio 2.88 — higher than 76% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 1.84 — higher than 74% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 0.80 — higher than 47% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 1.02 — lower than 68% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth 15.2% YoY — higher than 24% of Technology peers
Earnings growth 13.8% YoY — higher than 18% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 21.9% — somewhat unusual vs Technology peers
Net insider buying, +66.8% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -11.3% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.1% of shares outstanding
1.9% of float sold short
Momentum
Below its 50- & 200-day averages
29% of the way from its 52-week low to high